Dylon Cormier and Jarred Jones scored 31 and 22 points, respectively, and Loyola University Maryland held off host Binghamton University, 79-74 for the first head coaching win of G.G. Smith’s career on Friday night.

A Cormier free throw with under two minutes to play gave Loyola (1-0 overall) the lead for good, and two late blocks by Jones on Bearcats layups helped seal the win.

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Cormier scored 21 of his points in the second half, while Jones distributed his 22 evenly between stanzas.

Jones also had a game-high four blocked shots and team-best seven rebounds for the Greyhounds.

“Dylon and Jarred really carried us for stretches tonight, and Jarred’s two blocks were very big for us because they came at times that Binghamton had what seemed to be good looks,” said Smith, who was promoted on April 12 after six years as an assistant for the Greyhounds. “We have some things to work on, certainly, but it’s always good to get the first one.”

Binghamton led by as many as six in the second half when Yousef Yacob hit a three with 11:45 to play, but Cormier scored the next four points, and Jones tied the game less than two minutes later.